---
type: "Bill"
title: "Speed restrictions; impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; modify provisions"
description: "A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions, so as to modify provisions relating to impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ga"
legislature: "Georgia General Assembly"
session: "2013_14"
identifier: "HB 459"
citation: "Georgia HB 459 (2013_14)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Barry Fleming", "Bill Hitchens", "Eddie Lumsden", "Jon Burns", "Kevin Tanner", "Lee Hawkins"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2013-02-22"
last_action: "2014-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa343de4-1c0d-4597-bb15-cb164ece5c90"
source_url: "http://webservices.legis.ga.gov/GGAServices/Legislation/Service.svc?wsdl"
source_hash: "08b7a7420a0e3ca989cfb5cfc993bda296d8d9db8d336c4bb13b40d1aa78a548"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ga"]
---

# Georgia HB 459 (2013_14) — Speed restrictions; impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; modify provisions

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 9 of Chapter 6 of Title 40 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to speed restrictions, so as to modify provisions relating to impeding traffic flow and minimum speed in left-hand lanes; to provide for related matters; to provide for an effective date and applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **HB 459/AP*** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/143318.pdf)
2. **LC 35 2883/a** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/132057.pdf)
3. **LC 40 0583S/hcs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141580.pdf)
4. **LC 40 0583S/hs** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20132014/141285.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **162–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Barry Fleming — primary (person)
- Bill Hitchens — primary (person)
- Eddie Lumsden — primary (person)
- Jon Burns — primary (person)
- Kevin Tanner — primary (person)
- Lee Hawkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-22** House Hopper
- **2013-02-25** House First Readers `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** House Second Readers `reading-2`
- **2014-02-24** House Committee Favorably Reported By Substitute `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-02-26** House Third Readers `reading-3`
- **2014-02-26** House Passed/Adopted By Substitute `passage`
- **2014-02-26** House Notice to Reconsider
- **2014-03-04** Senate Read and Referred `referral-committee`
- **2014-03-07** Senate Committee Favorably Reported `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2014-03-10** Senate Read Second Time `reading-2`
- **2014-03-11** Senate Third Read `reading-3`
- **2014-03-11** Senate Passed/Adopted `passage`
- **2014-03-24** House Sent to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-04-15** House Date Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
- **2014-04-15** Act 495 `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-01** Effective Date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa343de4-1c0d-4597-bb15-cb164ece5c90`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Georgia legislature records).